Fine Arts @ DGN Mission

North High School endeavors to provide an enriching, vibrant, multidisciplinary environment for the study, creation, and presentation of the Fine Arts.

Friday, February 27, 2015

Great Day at Ithaca College

District 99 students experienced an amazing day of hospitality and musical growth at Ithaca College today. After arriving to a delicious Panera breakfast and a freshen up stop at the world class IC Athletic Complex, students transitioned to the music building and experienced a 70 minute clinic with Ithaca College faculty including Dr. Steve Peterson, Dr. Elizabeth Peterson and Dr. Mark Fonder; students took a 45 minute campus tour of Ithaca College, gaining experience and insight into the college experience; students observed a convocation recital featuring a student saxophone quartet, the IC Faculty Brass Quintet, and the IC Trombone Choir. Finally, students enjoyed lunch in the IC cafeteria, enjoying some of the finest collegiate cuisine available.

Special thanks and shout-out to our hosts and organizers Steve and Beth Peterson, the IC tour guides, the IC music ed students, and the rest of the campus for extending the warmest hospitality imaginable. Even on a cold day we all felt warm and welcome!

Fine Arts Department Philosophy

The philosophy of the North High School Fine Arts Department faculty is to offer students a well-rounded curricular experience that includes exposure to genres of music and art in a wide variety of creative and re-creative settings.

The three program goals that serve as tenets for the North High School Fine Arts Department faculty are:· To provide a productive and cooperative learning environment in which students of various backgrounds and ability levels may learn to achieve outstanding artistic results.· To engage students in a journey toward artistic and personal success at the highest level.· To develop in young people the appreciation, discrimination, analysis, and participation skills necessary to become lifelong consumers of the arts.